Chapter 33 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress. Maksim Maksimych is out hunting... I am alone. I am sitting by the window. Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
Chapter 33 of A Hero of Our Time is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.”
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Maksim Maksimych is out hunting...”
become covered with mist
From this reading “Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I am alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am sitting by the window.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Maksim Maksimych is out hunting...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maksim Maksimych is out hunting...
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From this reading Maksim Maksimych is out hunting...
become covered with mist
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Maksim Maksimych is out hunting...
from a time in the past until now
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I am sitting by the window.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT is now a month and a half since I have been in the N----Fortress.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I am sitting by the window.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Grey clouds have covered the mountains to the foot; the sun appears through the mist as a yellow spot.
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